Rail-joint.



y No. 720,498.

PATENTBD FEB. 10, 1903. o., A. SNIDER.

RAIL JUINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1902.

NiTn STATES CHARLES ALBERT SNIDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES BENJAMIN HUFF, OF COLUMBUS," GEORGIA.

amt-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 720,498, dated February 10, 1903. Application led July 30, 1902. Serial No. 117.661. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALBERT SNI- DER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have made certainnew and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

. My invention is an improvement in railjoints, and has for an object to provide a sim` 1o ple novel construction whereby the rails will be securely united at their juncture and in which the joint-sections will be clamped together by a wedging action.

The invention has for further objects other I improvements; and it Vconsists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my rail-joint asl in use. Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof on about line 2 2 ot' Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on about line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of the inner side of one of the jointsections,partly broken away in section. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the inner side of the other joint-section, partly broken away; and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the outer side of the joint-section shown in Fig. 5, partly broken away.v`

In carrying out my invention I form the rail-joint of two sections A'and B, which ,are provided at their ends with projecting portions A and B', which rest upon the adjacent 3 5 ties O. For convenience of` reference the section A Will be referred to' as the main section and the section B as the opposite section, said sections A and B being provided betweentheir ends with depending portions which interlock with each other by a wedging action. j

The section A is provided with the upright wing a to rest in the hollow of the rail D, 4 the outwardly-projecting portion ct to fit over the edge of the base of the rail, and the d epending portion a2, which is provided at its `lower end with the returned portion a3 in the form of separated tongues, of which I show three, notches or spaces a4 being provided beyE in Figs. l and 2.

tween the adjacent tongues o3 of the rego turned portion, as best shown in Fig. fi. The upright portions a5 of the returned portions are preferably sloped on their inner edges at a5, so they will operate with a wedging action on the tongues of the opposite section B when the parts are fitted together, as shown in Figs.

1,- 2, and 3. I provide the base-plate of the outwardly-projecting portion a' of vthe main 4 sectionAwith slots ,A2, whichare engaged by hooks B2 on the section B, the said hooks B2 6o being preferably arranged at the ends of the base-plateimmediately below the rail, Fig. l, which rest upon the adjacent ties C O directly opposite and in between the lugs on which operate the spikes to secure the joint to the cross-ties.

The section B is formed with the upright portion bto fit in the hollow ofthe rail D, the 1 outwardly-projecting portion h' to fit over the edge of the base ofthe rail, and the depend- 7o ing wing b2, which is divided in its lower end h4 to provide the tongues h5, which can be adjusted through the slots a4 of the section A into engagement with the tongues a5 and are preferably beveled on their edges b? to coperate with the wedge-surfaces of the tongues a5, as

will be understood from Fig. 3.

In operation thesections A and B may be slipped laterally into engagement with each other and upon the opposite sides of the rail 8o I), with the depending tongues of the section B passing between the upwardly-projecting tongues of the section A to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig..l,`and the section B be then moved longitudinally from said dottedfline position to the full-line position shownin Fig. l. In thus adjusting the parts the wedges of the sections will engage with eachother and will operate to press the sections A and B irmly together at their lower 9o ends, the upper portions of the joint-sections A and B being bolted together, as shown at l It will be noticed vthatin adjusting the section Bfrom the dotted-line position, Fig. l, to the full-line position in the saine iigure the hooks B2 Will be caused to engage in the slots A2 of the section A, so that the sections A and B will be united at their upper ends by the bolts E, at their lower ends by the interlocking tongues of the two sections, and between their upper and lower ends and immediately below the rail D by the hooks B2, as before described.

It will be noticed that I provide the sections with lugs projecting from their opposite sides and between which operate the spikes by which the joint is secured to the ties. Also, it is evident and to be'understood that the joint could be used without the tongues on the two depending plates, and the hooks on the ends of the base over the cross-ties, plainly a joint without any other fastening than the bolts and spikes, a joint with the peculiar shape and form for the purpose described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The rail-jointherein described, comprising the main section having an upright wing to fit in the hollow of the rail, an outwardlyprojecting portion to fit over the outer edge of the rail-base, and having said portion provided with slots for engagement by the connecting-hooks on the opposite section and a depending portion having upwardly-projecting tongues spaced apart and arranged for engagement hy the tongues on the opposite section, the opposite section having an upper wing to fit in the hollow of the rail, an outwardly-projecting portion to lit over the edge of the rail-base, hooks projecting inwardly from said portion to engage in the slots of the main section and depending tongues spaced apart and arranged to engage with the upwardly-projecting tongues of the main section, substantially as set forth.

2. A rail-joint comprising the two coperating sections each having portions to fit in the hollow of the rail and over the outer edges of the rail and provided with depending portions one of which has upwardly-projecting tongues and the other of which has depending tongues to engage with the tongues of the other section, and hooks on one of the sections for engagement with the other section between the upper and lower ends of the joint, substantially as set forth.

3. A rail-joint comprising the two opposite sections having at their ends extensions to rest on the adjacent ties, and having between their ends depending interlocking portions operating between the adjacent ties, substantially as set forth.

It. A rail-joint comprising two opposite seclions adapted to fit at their ends on adjacent ties and provided near said ends with a hook on one section interlocking with the other, and

having between their ends depending portions interlocking with each other.

5. The combination in a rail-joint, of the opposite sections having portions to fit over the opposite edges of the rail-base and having longitudinally-extending hooks for connecting the opposite sections below the rail, substantially as set forth.

The combination in a rail-joint, of the opposite sections formed to fit the opposite sides of the rails, bolts for connecting said sections near their upper ends, hooks connecting said sections below and adjacent to the under sides of the rails, and depending portions having at their lower ends interlocking tongues by which to unite the sections at their lower ends substantially as set forth.

7. A rail-joint comprising two cooperating sections, adapted to fit on opposite sides of the rails, and provided with extending por tions,one having upwardly-projecting spacedapart tongues and the other having depending spaced-apart tongues arranged to cooperate with the said upwardly-projecting tongues, substantially as set forth.

8. A rail-joint comprising two cooperating sections formed to fit on opposite sides of the rails and provided with fiat end portions, extensions to rest on the adjacent ties, and having intermediate depending portions one of which is provided with returned upwardlyprojecting tongues, and the other of which has depending tongues engaging with the upwardly-projecting tongues of the first section, substantially as set forth.

9. A rail-joint having the flat end extensions and the longitudinally-extending hooks connecting the same and provided between said extensions and hooks with interlocking devices substantially as set forth.

lO. The combinationinarail-joint, with the section having upwardly-projecting spacedapart portions, of the other section having depending spaced-apart tongues to engage the u pwardlyproj ectin g portions,wedge-surfaces being provided between the said engaging parts, substantially as set forth.

ll. The combination of the joint-section having a depending portion provided with upwardly-projecting tongues spaced apart and inclined on their inner faces, and the section having depending tongues inclined on their outer surfaces and arranged at said points to engage with the inner faces of the upwardlyprojecting tongues, substantially as set forth.

CI-IAS. ALBERT SNIDER.

Vtfitnesses:

R. B. GUNBY, E. M. SEABnooK.

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